During the qualifying play-off for the 1994 World Cup USA, Argentinean star Diego Maradona is surounded by reporters at the end of the match at Sydney Football Stadium. Domenico Gentile (left) eventually interviewed him for the Italian Language program on SBS Radio.

A: Max Civili B: Tony Palumbo C: Cesare Popoli D: Marco Lucchi E: Edoardo Falcione F: Domenico Gentile

Luisa Perugini and her 'old mate', Animal, during the 2003 Norton Street Festa

A happy group of the Italo-Australian Women's Association founded and chaired by Franca Arena on the occasion of the posthumous award 'forza e Coraggio', awarded to Livia Bosi

The native birds show more interest in their meal than in being interviewed by Domenico Gentile!

Marco 'Schumacher' Lucchi seated at the very same podium where moments earlier the 'real' Schumacher (Michael) attended a crowded press conference after his victory in the 2001 Melbourne F1 GP

The team: Operators Denis Henry and Ken Grose with Renzo Colla, Luisa Perugini and a bearded Marco Lucchi, during an outside broadcast in Norton Street, Leichhardt in Sydney

SBS Italian keep close links with the community

Happy moments: young Italo-Australians celebrate by sharing an SBS showbag at the Norton Street festa in Leichhardt in March, 2007

Before SBS Radio came to life, Lena Gustin, familiarly known within the Italo-Australian community as 'Mamma Lena', ran a popular program on 2KY. After the end of her illustrious career, she was a frequent guest of SBS Radio. Here she is being interviewed by Luisa Perugini.